Male Sterility and Azospermia

Microsurgical Operation To Restore Fertility

When males are not ejaculating sperms it could be either the system is there but blocked internally, or due to a lack of production, which is unusual. A mechanical block between the factory (testicle) with its associated maturation coil (epididymis) and the distribution tube (the vas deferens) is now able to be by-passed and the tiny tubes involved joined together by microsurgery. The condition, due to either a developmental abnormality or an infection in the scrotum, does not stop sperm production but blocks it and can be diagnosed by delicate examination , ultrasound and blood tests showing near normal serum F.S.H. and L.H.

The operation is not painful when you awaken from a light general anaesthetic. A short usually pain free stay in hospital and afterwards a scrotal support for the post op period will allow walking and normal non-strenuous activities such as most work situations. The operation is an extremely delicate microsurgical one done by the finest Owen technique with special equipment for the tiny structures.

Our operation is only once and you could then obtain a pregnancy from normal intercourse without any drugs or hormones. Our results are the best obtainable anywhere in the world. Results since we had the first success in 1975 show a better than 60% appearance of sperms in the ejaculate but only a half of our patients achieve a pregnancy. We will at your request store the sperms we harvest at the operation in a Sperm Bank as a strategic reserve in case not enough are produced after our operation, and they can be used at any time thereafter in an I.V.F. (test tube) baby programme.

Professor Owen's surgical team has been together for 22 years. The hospital's services, food and care delight the patients who come from all over Australia and all parts of the World to be cared for by this highly acclaimed microsurgery team.